Common names:
Ithuriel's Spear
Grass Nut
Wally Basket
Triplet Lily

Botanical names:
Triteleia xala Accepted
Brodiaea xala Synonym

Also sold as:
  • Queen Fabiola

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 5b
Leaves: Deciduous
Needled
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Color: Other
Flower Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Fall
Winter
Year Round
Inflorescence Type: Panicle
Underground structures: Tuber
Suitable Locations: Terrariums
Uses: Dye production
Culinary Herb
Good as a cover crop
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Crowns
Pollinators: Wasps
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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